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Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, USAi
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GardinerCity
Kennebec CountyCounty
MaineState
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Gardiner5,597 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
229358
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:229358:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Gardiner, comté de Kennebec, Maine, États-Unis
German:
Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Gardiner, contea di Kennebec, Maine, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Гардинер, Кеннебек, Мэн, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
加德納, 肯纳贝克县 , 缅因州, 美国
Spanish:
Gardiner, Condado de Kennebec, Maine, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
غاردينر, مقاطعة كينبيك, مين, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Gardiner, Kennebec konderria , Maine
Catalan:
Gardiner, comtat de Kennebec, Maine, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine
Chechen:
Гардинер, Мэн, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Danish:
Gardiner, Maine, USA
Dutch:
Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, Verenigde Staten
Egyptian Arabic:
جاردينر, ولاية مين, امريكا
Farsi/Persian:
گاردنر, شهرستان کنبک، مین, مین, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Gilaki:
گاردینر , آمريکا ايجؤنأبؤ ايالتؤن
Irish Gaelic:
Gardiner, Contae Kennebec, Maine, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ガーディナー, ケネベック郡, メイン州, アメリカ合衆国
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Гардинэр, Мэн, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Kyrgyz:
Гардинэр, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Ladin:
Gardiner
Low Saxon/Low German:
Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Mazanderani:
گاردنر, مین
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Gardiner, Kennebec Kūn
Norwegian:
Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Polish:
Gardiner, Hrabstwo Kennebec, Maine, Stany Zjednoczone
Serbian:
Гардинер, Округ Кенебек , Мејн, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, Sjedinjene Američke Države
South Azerbaijani:
قاردینر، مئین, مئین ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Swedish:
Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Tatar:
Гардинер, Мэн, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Traditional Chinese:
加德納, 肯納貝克郡, 緬因州, 美國
Turkish:
Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Гардінер, Кеннебек, Мен, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
گارڈنر، میئن, کینوبیک کاؤنٹی، میئن, میئن, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Gardiner, Meyn, Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari
Volapük:
Gardiner, Maine, Lamerikän
Waray:
Gardiner, Condado han Kennebec, Maine, Estados Unidos
Welsh:
Gardiner, Maine, Unol Daleithiau America


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2 valid minerals.

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'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
References:
Locality descriptionIdentification: Visual Identification
'Feldspar Group'
References:
Locality descriptionIdentification: Visual Identification
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Pyrrhotite var. Nickel-bearing Pyrrhotite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)7S8
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Locality descriptionIdentification: Visual Identification

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
var. Nickel-bearing Pyrrhotite2.CC.10(Fe,Ni)7S8
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Feldspar Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
OOxygen
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
SiSilicon
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S Pyrrhotite var. Nickel-bearing Pyrrhotite(Fe,Ni)7S8
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe Pyrrhotite var. Nickel-bearing Pyrrhotite(Fe,Ni)7S8
NiNickel
Ni Pyrrhotite var. Nickel-bearing Pyrrhotite(Fe,Ni)7S8

Fossils

There are 31 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences31
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Presumpscot180.126 - 0.0117 Ma (Pleistocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Nucula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Nucula0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Nuculana
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Nuculana0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Saccella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Saccella0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Macoma
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Macoma0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Hiatella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lyonsiidae : Hiatella0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Bison
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Bison0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Odobenus rosmarus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Odobenidae : Odobenus : Odobenus rosmarus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Portlandia arctica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Sareptidae : Portlandia : Portlandia arctica0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Portlandia glacialis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Sareptidae : Portlandia : Portlandia glacialis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Chlamys (Chlamys) islandica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : Chlamys (Chlamys) islandica0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mytilus edulis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Mytilus : Mytilus edulis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Buccinum cyaneum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Buccinum : Buccinum cyaneum0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Goethemia pinnulata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Goethemia : Goethemia pinnulata0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Serripes (Serripes) groenlandicus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Serripes : Serripes (Serripes) groenlandicus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Astarte elliptica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Astarte : Astarte elliptica0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Astarte montagui
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Astarte : Astarte montagui0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mya (Arenomya) arenaria
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Myidae : Mya : Mya (Arenomya) arenaria0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Tectonatica pusilla
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Tectonatica : Tectonatica pusilla0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Macoma (Macoma) calcarea
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Macoma : Macoma (Macoma) calcarea0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cryptonatica affinis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Cryptonatica : Cryptonatica affinis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Zirfaea crispata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Pholadidae : Zirfaea : Zirfaea crispata0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Thracia (Crassithracia) septentrionalis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Thraciida : Thraciidae : Thracia : Thracia (Crassithracia) septentrionalis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Neptunea despecta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Neptunea : Neptunea despecta0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardiner,_Maine
Wikidata ID:Q209794
GeoNames ID:4965079

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